old cars Vs new cars

[FGII-XR6]

so you thought old cars were made of "solid steel " so they are safer? check out this crash test between an old and new car head on http://humour.bluehaze.com.au/files/20101113_crash.wmv

[burnz]

this has been done to death in the pub section..

[xy500]

it sure has

[TC200six]

I haven't clicked on the link yet but is that the video of the 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air vs 2009 Malibu head-on? Because I've seen it enough as it is.

Bingo!

[Burnout]

Originally Posted by burnz

this has been done to death in the pub section..

Ad it's been dumped on a site I manage/edit! (Not even funny)!

[noosacuda]

I'm cynical, my "conspirecy theory" is i reckon it's a "fake", ie a mocked up with alloy panels on the '59. George Barris made cars for the movies with aluminium panels for better accident effects in 50's and '60's so why not do it to make modern cars look safer so more people will buy them?

[Cooper69S]

Originally Posted by noosacuda

... to make modern cars look safer so more people will buy them?

yes this has been done to death many times over, but to test the theory about whether old non-crumpling cars are safer, you can do an experiment. hold a sizeable cardboard box in front of you and run as fast as you can into a brick wall. now repeat the experiment with a similar sized wooden box to see which option will do more damage to you.

[The Yeti]

modern cars are safer,no question

but they have no style

[bingoTE50]